[Quality of life after treatment in patients with laryngeal carcinoma].

Today laryngeal cancer can be cured by means of a variety of treatments (nearly 60% of the patients in an unselected population are still alive after 5 years). Despite the low incidence, this form of cancer can present a significant social problem because the form of treatment can have an impact on the esthetic, functional and emotional aspects affecting the quality of life (QOL). In the present study 690 laryngeal cancer patients treated with 6 different forms of therapy (total laryngectomy, partial laryngectomy, cordectomy, radiotherapy alone, total laryngectomy plus post-operative radiotherapy, partial laryngectomy plus post-operative radiotherapy) were asked to fill out a specific EORTC CORE QOL Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ C-30) as well as a specific head and neck questionnaire.

[Histomorphological aspects of nasal hyperreactivity].

The Authors indicate the main elements which make up the hystological and functional basis of the nasal "organ". Hyperreactivity is defined and the consequential modifications of certain parameters of the system--for example secretion--are studied. Tos's theory is carefully analyzed, underlining the fact that the gland component of nasal mucosa is of considerable importance in morpho-functional modifications related to nasal hyperactivity.